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Meaning of Parlance | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈpɑː.ləns

Definitions

  1. A certain way of speaking, of using words; especially that associated with a particular job or interest.
  2. Of a word, the quality of being lexicalized; especially as jargon or slang.
  3. Speech, discussion or debate.

Equivalents

Examples

“To my childish fancy, it had seemed an imaginary flag-staff, or, in rustic parlance, the "liberty pole" of some former generation […]”
“We approach the contest, still known in the common parlance of the country, as "the first Pennimite War."”
“The tourist's impression of the country to-day is that of a transported Holland, in which the official language is Dutch and the parlance of the people is "taki-taki."”
“At first she "ran a temperature" in American parlance, and I could not resist the exquisite caloricity of unexpected delights—Venus febriculosa—though it was a very languid Lolita that moaned and coughed and shivered in my embrace.”
“Its use at a variety of levels, including the individual and organisational level, make it a varied term that has parlance in organisational development, performance management and talent management.”
“And without further parlance they fought, […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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